The family origins of empathic concern
A 26-year longitudinal study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6205802 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Richard Koestner (0000-0002-8416-0057, McGill University), Carol E Franz (0000-0002-8987-1755), Carol Franz, Joel Weinberger (0009-0008-8544-0828) |
| Year | 1990 |
| Volume | 58 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 709-717 |
| Publication date | 1990-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-3514 • E-ISSN: 1939-1315 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1037//0022-3514.58.4.709 |
| PMID | 2348366 |
| OpenAlex | W1990835364 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 67 |
| References cited | 6 |
This study examined whether adult empathic concern was associated with parent behavior in early childhood. Subjects were drawn from a longitudinal sample first investigated by Sears, Maccoby, and Levin (1957). At age 31, 75 subjects completed the Adjective Checklist (Gough & Heilbrun, 1965, 1983), from which an index of empathic concern was derived. Scores on this index were regressed on 11 parenting dimensions derived from maternal interviews when the subjects were 5 years old. The results revealed a significant multiple R indicating that, taken together, the parenting dimensions predicted the level of empathic concern at age 31. Adult levels of empathic concern were most strongly related to the following parenting dimensions: paternal involvement in child care, maternal tolerance of dependent behavior, maternal inhibition of child's aggression, and maternal satisfaction with the role of mother.
Adjective check list · Aggression · Checklist · Developmental psychology · Empathic concern · Empathy · Longitudinal study · Personality · Perspective-taking · Child Abuse and Trauma · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Clinical Psychology · Infant Health and Development · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 42 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,86 |
| Citation span | 1990 - 2024 (35) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 56 |